# The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005, Paragraph 37: Compulsory variation


(1) If the Secretary of State decides, in order to protect human or animal heath or the environment that a variation to a marketing authorisation is necessary, she shall notify the marketing authorisation holder in writing of the required variation, together with her reasons.
(2) In the notification she may specify a time limit within which the marketing authorisation holder must apply for the variation.
(3) If the marketing authorisation holder fails to apply within that time limit the Secretary of State may suspend or revoke the marketing authorisation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2745/schedule/1/paragraph/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2005/schedule-1/paragraph-37
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